蚕
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Translingual
Han character
蚕 (Kangxi radical 142, 虫+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 竹大中一戈 (HKLMI) or 一大中一戈 (MKLMI), four-corner 20136, composition ⿱天虫)
Derived characters
- 𱐈, 𰯁, 𧍦, 𧎕, 𥱄, 䘉, 𮇀
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1077, character 38
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 32869
- Dae Jaweon: page 1546, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2837, character 2
- Unihan data for U+8695
Chinese
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zluːm, *hl'iːnʔ): phonetic 天 (OC *qʰl'iːn) + semantic 虫 (“insect”).
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 蚕 – see 蠶 (“silkworm”). (This character is the simplified form of 蠶). |
Notes:
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Etymology 2
| simp. and trad. |
蚕 | |
|---|---|---|
| alternative forms | 𧉂 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: tiǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: tiǎn
- Wade–Giles: tʻien3
- Yale: tyǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tean
- Palladius: тянь (tjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: thenX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*hl'iːnʔ/
Definitions
蚕
References
Japanese
| 蚕 | |
| 蠶 |
Kanji
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 蠶)
Readings
- Go-on: ぞん (zon)←ぞん (zon, historical)←ぞむ (zomu, ancient)、てん (ten)
- Kan-on: さん (san, Jōyō)←さん (san, historical)←さむ (samu, ancient)、てん (ten)
- Kun: かいこ (kaiko, 蚕, Jōyō)、こ (ko, 蚕)
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
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| 蚕 |
| かいこ Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 蠶 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 飼い (kai, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of 飼う (kau, “to raise”)) + 蚕 (ko, “silkworm”).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Pronunciation
Noun
蚕 or 蚕 • (kaiko) ←かひこ (kafiko)?
- the silkworm (Bombyx mori)
- the larva of a silkworm
- sericulture
- (thief or stallkeeper cant) silk (of clothing)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カイコ (kaiko).
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 蚕 |
| こ Grade: 6 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 蠶 (kyūjitai) |
Some sources derive this from 子 (ko, “child”),[9] but the pitch accents do not match.
Pronunciation
Noun
蚕 • (ko)
- (obsolete) silkworm
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “かい‐こ［かひ‥］ 【蚕】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
- ^ “蚕”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen][2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
- ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ “こ 【蚕】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][3] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
Korean
Hanja
蚕 • (cheon, jam) (hangeul 천, 잠, revised cheon, jam, McCune–Reischauer ch'ŏn, cham, Yale chen, cam)
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